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Clinker brick closeup of bricks in the so-called Clinker building on Barrow street in Greenwich Village, New York City. Dutch bricks (clinkers) found at Topsham Museum. Imported between 1660 and 1710, they were used for finer details such as fireplaces. They can be seen in many buildings in Topsham and are sometimes used in boundary walls.
The main building built out of gray stone, which originated from the 1540s, was partly demolished by Baron Reuterholm. New two-story living quarters were built out of brick. Only the cellar of the main building survived the modernisation and it to this day the only part of Suitia Manor that survives from the Middle Ages. [1] [2] [7]
The wall between is wallpapered in a bright color. The ceiling is painted white and the floor is vinyl. [2] The living room occupies most of the space on the eastern wall facing the lake. The north wall has a soapstone fireplace with a metal frame and is otherwise covered in brick painted chalk grey. The ceiling is painted the same color.
This initial style and the choice of grey limestone occurred as the city rebuilt and grew in economic power after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, though the buildings were designed for a wide range of socioeconomic classes. [2]
The brick chimney was a prominent feature in Victorian homes, consisting of a fireplace, chimney breast and chimney stack that protruded above the roof line to exhaust smoke. [4] Victorian houses were generally built in terraces or as detached houses. Building materials were brick or local stone.
As a building material, stucco is a durable, attractive, and weather-resistant wall covering. It was traditionally used as both an interior and exterior finish applied in one or two thin layers directly over a solid masonry, brick, or stone surface. The finish coat usually contained an integral color and was typically textured for appearance.